A source of inspiration came in 2014. In a historic move at the time, the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs hired Becky Hammon as an assistant coach. Katie Sowers took notice, posting on Twitter a picture of herself, saying, “Coming for the NFL.” Now, Sowers is making history herself, becoming the first woman and openly gay…… MORE
This is a good time to set a ground rule: You’re allowed in the HOV lane if there’s another human being sitting in the passenger seat. Not a mannequin. Not a cutout. Not a body in the back. And as Arizona officers confirmed this week, a skeleton won’t do much good either. A 62-year-old driver…… MORE
Australian authorities have recovered the bodies of three American firefighters who were killed in a plane crash while helping battle wildfires in the country, New South Wales Police said in a statement. Investigators on Saturday also retrieved the plane’s cockpit voice recorder and are analyzing data to determine what caused the crash, the Australian Transport…… MORE
A former Illinois State trooper was killed and two others were injured when a woman opened fire in a cigar lounge before taking her own life, police say. The Friday night shooting, which was captured on surveillance footage, appeared to show several people watching television in a media room when the woman sitting behind the…… MORE
A new case of coronavirus has been confirmed in Southern California, the third in the United States as the fast-moving virus spreads worldwide. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notified Orange County health officials Saturday that a potential case of coronavirus tested positive. The person who tested positive traveled from Wuhan, China, — the…… MORE
A US citizen trapped at the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China described her fear of living in a city that’s cut off from the rest of the country by transport restrictions. Teacher Diana Adama has been living in Wuhan city for three months of her 15 years in China. Wuhan is the ground…… MORE
A Georgia death row inmate who had argued a racist juror voted to put him to death because he was black has died, according to the Georgia Resource Center. Keith Tharpe died Friday night, likely from complications of cancer, the organization said. He was 61. In appeals following his sentencing nearly 30 years ago, Tharpe’s…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s attorney Alan Dershowitz, played by guest star Jon Lovitz, wound up in hell during the “Saturday Night Live” cold open. Lovitz’s Dershowitz was meeting with Sens. Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett) and Susan Collins (Cecily Strong) about the impeachment trial before he had a heart attack. The scene then goes to hell, literally,…… MORE
Border agents arrested a 36-year-old US citizen this week after finding 222 pounds of liquid meth in his truck. That’s worth about $266,000, according to the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The man applied for entry on Tuesday about 11 p.m. at the port of entry in Calexico, California, CBP said in a news…… MORE
Once again, we have a winner in the annual contest of your dreams — your very, very bad dreams, that is. More than 750 people from 20 states turned up for Florida’s 2020 Python Bowl, catching 80 of the giant invasive snakes, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said in a release. The grand…… MORE
